Has anyone had a situation where the dealer has paid the road tax for a used approved vehicle? Not sure if this is a dumb question or not!

Andy

No, not had the dealer pay for it. On the last two occasions when collecting the vehicle the dealer has handed me a laptop with the dvla website and got me to fill out the tax application and pay for it.

louischristie8 wrote:

No, not had the dealer pay for it. On the last two occasions when collecting the vehicle the dealer has handed me a laptop with the dvla website and got me to fill out the tax application and pay for it.

not LR, but same for me, last two used cars i bought i did the same, paid the tax on the computer at the desk.  2020 Range Rover Sport P400e HSE Dynamic

Even buying new they don’t... since the DVLA changed the system where the vel ends immediately on sale it has become the norm.

When i picked mine up in August they had taxed it for a full 12 months.

Mine was taxed but the charge was on the bill of sale.

Ian 2018 Indus Silver SDV6 Autobiography normally towing a Buccaneer Cruiser.

So was mine

I remember collecting my 1st L494 £61,000 from Farnell’s in Bradford & I said their isn’t much fuel in it,,he said well go next door to filling station & I’ll put some in,,,£20 I said it that it,his reply was if you had bought a new one we would put £50 in it. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Tyrefitter,

That’s outrageous- was he thinking he was a comedian?


Everyone,

Do people think there should still be room for manoeuvre on the price of used approved at the moment? I’ve heard enough of ‘it’s already a deal’ and ‘it’s already priced to sell!’ What sort of successes have people had recently?

If I was I the market for another rrs I’m afraid I would be looking at private sale,it was ok when you got 2 years approved warranty but know you only get 1 year so I’d buy private & put a warranty on it. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Just do your research on warranty cost. I read a lot of positive thing about warranty direct but they always quote me silly money, just under £3k for my 2016 sport.
Land Rover comes in at £1k so I’m renewing with them.
I had warranty direct years ago on a golf and it had a costly new gearbox, maybe I’m blacklisted now...

I disagree... what you need to do is highlight to the dealer the number of similar vehicles for sale with a similar spec to the one you are looking at...show him those and see what he can do...

There are other ways they can discount the price if not on the windscreen price...they can offer a lower apr or better terms on finance... better p/x pricing, free servicing plans, additional extras etc ...

With this lockdown dealers are going to want to clear stock to release cash for the business...

Also don’t discount great prices or finance deals on a new vehicle as the factory will be desperate for orders....

Be polite, and good mannered and you’ll be surprised ...

I bought an SVR during the last lockdown and got a great price, a super finance package, a full service, and new tyres all round off the screen price.... still haven’t found one as good as this price wise 5 months later...

I had about a quarter tank in my £120k fatty when I picked it up, so about £20 worth, s maybe the hat is the norm! When I sold my 9 year old RRS on this forum it had a full tank as I recall. Moral of the story: buy privately from normal people. L405 P400e Autobiography (MY2020)... Silicon Silver / Espresso
RRS TDV6 HSE Lux (MY2011)... Nara Bronze / Arabica - now gone!